Private Cusco City Tour Including Main Archaeological Sites

Private Cusco City Tour Including Main Archaeological Sites

Enjoy a 6-hour, private, guided tour of Cusco, considered the historical capital of America. Not only will you visit the city's main attractions, but you will explore Sacsayhuaman, a must-see archeological site and highlight of Cusco, located just 3 miles outside of the city. This tour also visits Qenqo, Tambomachay, and the cathedral, which is considered the most beautiful church in South America, the Santo Domingo, also known as Korikancha, which translates to Golden Palace. The last stop on this tour is a visit to a local farmer's market, where you will see fresh vegetables, fruits, cheese, and the local meats (including pig heads). Included in this tour is a professional, English-speaking guide, private transportation, hotel pickup and drop-off, and a guided tour.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Sacsayhuaman, Cusco 08000 Peru

Sacsayhuaman can be translated as ‘speckled falcon’ or ‘speckled head’. The last interpretation refers to the belief that the city of Cusco was set out in the form of a puma whose head was the hill of Sacsayhuaman. The origins are uncertain but the fortress is generally credited to the period of Inca Pachacutec (1450-1490), the Inca king who essentially founded the Inca Empire.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Q'enqo, Cusco Peru

After Sacsayhuaman, your van will be waiting to continue with visits to Q’enko, Puca Pucara and Tambomachay also located near the X-zone, just outside the city, before returning to Cusco for a stop by the ‘Koricancha’ or Inca Temple of the Sun located beneath the Santo Domingo church and convent. We’ll round out the excursion with a visit to the local market, where inside the main building you find the food market with fresh fruits and vegetables, meat from rabbit to guinea pig to whole pigs, fish and seafood, groceries of all kinds and little food stands where ‘Mamá or ‘Jefe’ cooks a simple, but fresh and delicious menu for a few Soles.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Cusco Cathedral, Portal Belen Plaza de Armas, Cusco 08002 Peru

And finally the cathedral of Cusco a very impressive colonial church build on the 16 hundreds by the Spanish after you will be return to your Hotel.

Duration: 1 hour